Skip to content
Menu

Home / New Jersey / Dredger / Bergen County group

New Jersey · Dredger · 21 counties

Dredger prevailing wage, Bergen County group, New Jersey (21 counties)

NJDOL sets the same dredge worker rates, row for row, in 21 counties: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$65.74an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$49.94 base wage + $15.80 fringe benefits · Statewide rate

On New Jersey public works in each of these 21 counties, a dredge worker must be paid at least $65.74 an hour: a $49.94 base wage plus $15.80 in fringe benefits.

NJDOL county packages of October 19, 2026; this rate, effective October 1, 2026. Rates are those in effect when the contract is awarded, plus every pre-determined increase listed then, from its date (NJDOL FAQ). Checked against nj.gov on October 25, 2026.

NJDOL lists 13 dredge worker rates for each of these counties, from $46.22 to $65.74 an hour. See all of them.

NJDOL's posted rates are informational. The public body obtains the project's official determination, and it goes in the contract.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $49.94 + $15.80

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. NJDOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$49.94
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$15.80
Total hourly rate, as printed$65.74

When does this rate change?

Every dredge worker rate in the Bergen County group

As NJDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Lead Dredgerman, Operator, LevermanStatewide rate$65.74
  2. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Licensed Tug Operator with MOTV, Deck CaptainStatewide rate$65.74
  3. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Crane OperatorStatewide rate$59.89
  4. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Derrick Operator, Spider/Spill Barge OperatorStatewide rate$58.47
  5. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Engineer, Electrician, Chief Welder, Chief MateStatewide rate$58.47
  6. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Fill Placer, Operator IIStatewide rate$58.47
  7. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Licensed Boat OperatorStatewide rate$58.47
  8. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Maintenance EngineerStatewide rate$58.47
  9. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Certified WelderStatewide rate$55.75
  10. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Mate, Drag Barge Operator, Steward, Assistant Fill PlacerStatewide rate$54.54
  11. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: WelderStatewide rate$54.54
  12. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Boat OperatorStatewide rate$53.18
  13. OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Shoreman, Deckhand, Rodman, ScowmanStatewide rate$46.22
Hourly rate of each dredge worker classification in the Bergen County group, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Lead Dredgerman, Operator, LevermanStatewide rate$49.94 $15.80 $65.74 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Licensed Tug Operator with MOTV, Deck CaptainStatewide rate$49.94 $15.80 $65.74 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Derrick Operator, Spider/Spill Barge OperatorStatewide rate$43.18 $15.29 $58.47 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Engineer, Electrician, Chief Welder, Chief MateStatewide rate$43.18 $15.29 $58.47 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Fill Placer, Operator IIStatewide rate$43.18 $15.29 $58.47 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Licensed Boat OperatorStatewide rate$43.18 $15.29 $58.47 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Maintenance EngineerStatewide rate$43.18 $15.29 $58.47 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Certified WelderStatewide rate$40.65 $15.10 $55.75 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Mate, Drag Barge Operator, Steward, Assistant Fill PlacerStatewide rate$39.53 $15.01 $54.54 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: WelderStatewide rate$39.53 $15.01 $54.54 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Boat OperatorStatewide rate$38.26 $14.92 $53.18 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Shoreman, Deckhand, Rodman, ScowmanStatewide rate$31.79 $14.43 $46.22 Oct 1, 2026
OPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Crane OperatorStatewide rate$44.50 $15.39 $59.89 Oct 1, 2026

How the Bergen County group compares

The main dredge worker rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in New Jersey

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Bergen County groupbase $49.94$65.74
  2. Passaic Countybase $49.94$65.74
  3. Essex Countybase $49.94$65.74
  4. Hudson Countybase $49.94$65.74

Which county is in which dredge worker group

Every New Jersey county with a dredge worker rate. Counties NJDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Bergen County group, 21 localities: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, WarrenOPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Lead Dredgerman, Operator, Leverman$49.94 $65.74 

1 group of counties with identical NJDOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

New Jersey dredge worker prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from NJDOL on this rate

  • NJDOL's current prevailing wage rates
  • These are journeyman rates. Apprentices registered with the U.S. Office of Apprenticeship get the percentage in the craft's apprentice schedule, with full benefits unless noted.

Every trade's rates, county by county: Atlantic · Bergen · Burlington · Camden · Cape May · Cumberland · Essex · Gloucester · Hudson · Hunterdon · Mercer · Middlesex · Monmouth · Morris · Ocean · Passaic · Salem · Somerset · Sussex · Union · Warren

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your wage to what your employer pays into benefits for you, or pays you in cash each payday, and compare it with the total. Rates for every craft, including future increases, must be posted on site, and certified payroll goes to NJDOL within 10 days of payday (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.29). NJDOL Public Contracts: (609) 292-2259.

Source

Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL), NJDOL county packages of October 19, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read every county package of October 19, 2026, including its statewide pages, and check every number with a second, separate reader. Wage plus benefit equals NJDOL's printed total on every step that prints both. How we check · Download every New Jersey rate as CSV · Report an error